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203 Cards in this Set
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insularity |
ignorance/lack of interest in cultures, ideas, or people outside of one's own experiences |
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international |
existing, or carried on btw two or more countries |
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endorse |
declate one's public support of |
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vaccinia |
cowpox |
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eviscerate |
to remove an essential part of something to weaken it |
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ccapital |
a town/city that is the official seat of government |
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purge |
to clear of something unclean/unwanted |
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tube |
a hollow cylinder |
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vaccum |
absence of matter |
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son |
one male's child |
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caprice |
a sudden desire |
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precipitous |
very steep |
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aureate |
highly ornamented/elaborate |
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disburse |
pay out |
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frigorific |
chilling, causing cold |
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contradcit |
to say the opposite of |
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extracurricular |
activities outside of the regular courses |
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intraethnic |
within an ethnic group |
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retroflex |
bent, curved, or turned backwards |
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reciprocal |
something that is done in return |
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auriform |
shaped like a human ear |
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imburse |
to put into one's purse; stow away |
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multifistular |
consisting of many pipes |
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transmeate |
to pass through or across |
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inviscerate |
to (figuratively) fix deeply in the heart or mind |
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dorsoflexion |
a bow |
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eradicate |
to destroy completely |
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frigify |
to make cold |
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captain |
the person in command of a ship |
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nasoductility |
capacity for being led by the nose |
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dental |
pertaining to teeth |
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frigid |
pertaining to cold |
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nasal |
pertaining to the nose |
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capital |
most important city in the region |
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vaccination |
inoculation with a vaccine |
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contraindication |
factor that withholds a medical treatment |
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pregnant |
the development of one or more offspring |
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pellucid |
easily seen through |
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rhizotomy |
surgical severance of spinal nerve roots |
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bacilisk |
legendary reptiles |
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ab- |
away from |
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ad- |
to, toward |
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ambi- |
both |
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ante- |
both |
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bi- |
two, twice, double, both |
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circum- |
around |
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con- |
together, with; thoroughly, very |
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contra- |
against, opposite |
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de- |
down, away from, absent |
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dis- |
apart, away |
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ex- |
out of, away from |
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extra- |
on the outside, beyond |
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in- |
in, into; not; very, thoroughly |
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infra- |
beneath, below |
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inter- |
between |
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intra- |
within |
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inter- |
between |
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intra- |
within |
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non- |
not |
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mult(i)- |
many, much, affecting many parts |
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ob- |
against, toward; very, thoroughly |
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per- |
through; very, thoroughly |
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post- |
after, following, behind |
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pre- |
before, in front of |
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pro- |
forward, in front of |
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re- |
back, again |
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retro- |
backward, in back, behind |
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se- |
apart, away from |
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semi- |
half |
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sub- |
under |
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super- |
over, above, excess |
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trans- |
across, through |
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ultra- |
beyond, excess |
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-an |
pertaining to, located in |
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-ar |
pertaining to, located in |
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-arium |
denotes a place for something |
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-ary |
denotes a place for something |
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-ate |
having the form of, possessing |
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-ia |
(forms abstract nouns) |
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-ian |
indicates an expert in a certain field |
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-ic |
pertaining to |
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-id* |
pertaining to |
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-ile |
pertaining to, capable of |
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-ine |
pertaining to, located in |
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-ive |
pertaining to |
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-lent |
full of |
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-ose |
full of |
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-ty |
(forms abstract nouns) |
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-y |
(forms abstract nouns) |
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abdomin- |
belly, abdomen |
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adip- |
fat |
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aur- |
ear |
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bacill- |
[rod, staff] bacillus |
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burs- |
[leather sac] bursa |
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calc- |
stone, calcium, lime (salts) |
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calor- |
heat, energy |
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capit- |
head |
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cerebr- |
brain |
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cost- |
rib |
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dent- |
tooth |
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dors- |
back (of the body) |
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extern- |
outer |
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fibr- |
fiber, filament |
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fistul- |
(tube, pipe) fistula, an abnormal tubelike passage in the body |
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frig-, frigor- |
cold |
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insul- |
island |
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intern- |
inner |
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meat- |
passage, opening, meatus |
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nas- |
nose |
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pur- |
pus |
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radic-, rad-, radix |
root |
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ren- |
kidney |
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sangui(n)- |
blood |
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son- |
sound |
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synov- |
synovial fluid/membrane |
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tub- |
[trumpet] tube |
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tuss- |
cough |
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vacc- |
cow |
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vir-, virus- |
[poison, venom] virus |
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viscer- |
internal organ(s) |
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plastic repair of any tube |
tuboplasty |
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pertaining to a rib/its cartilage |
costochondral |
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unit of heat |
calorie |
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pain in abdomen |
andominalgia |
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study of the nose & its disease |
rhinology |
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agent that prevents/relieves coughing |
antitussive |
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formation of calculi |
lithogenesis |
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behind the ear |
retroauricular |
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cell that stores fat |
lipocyte |
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(morbid) fear of bacilli |
bacillophobia |
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pertaining to the blood supply of kidneys |
sanguirenal |
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tumor arising from the synovial membrane |
synovioma |
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calculus formed in a bursa |
bursolith |
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head shaped |
captate |
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situated toward the back of the head |
dorsocephalad |
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any disease of the brain |
encephalopathy |
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device for measuring the size of an opening/passage |
meatometer |
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excessive amt of insulin (in the blood) |
hyperinsulinemia |
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devlp of fibrous tissue |
fibrogeneis |
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generalized enlargement of the internal [abdominal] organs |
visceromegaly |
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-able |
capable of (being), able to |
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-ation |
the act of (being), the result of (being), something that is |
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-ce |
the act of (being), the state of (being) |
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-cy |
the act of (being), the state of (being) |
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-ible |
capable of (being) |
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-id |
in a state or condition of |
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-ile |
capable of (being), like |
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-ion |
the act of |
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-ive |
pertaining to |
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-ment |
agent or instrument |
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-or |
agent or instrument |
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-orium |
place for something |
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-ory |
pertaining to; place for something |
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-ure, -ura |
result of an action |
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anter- |
front, in front |
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brachi- |
(upper) arm |
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-cid-, -cis- |
cut, kill |
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-cip-, -cept- |
take |
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cresc-, -cret- |
(begin to) grow |
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digit- |
finger, toe |
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duc-, duct- |
lead, bring, conduct |
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fac-, -fic-, -fect |
make |
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faci-, -fici-, facies |
face, appearance, surface |
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febr-, febris |
fever |
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fer-, lat- |
carry, bear |
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flect-, flex- |
bend |
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fung- |
[mushroom] fungus |
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fus- |
pour |
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genit- |
bring forth, give birth |
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ger-, gest- |
carry, bear |
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immun(i)- |
[exempt] safe, protected |
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inferior- |
below |
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lab-, laps- |
slide, slip |
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later- |
side |
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or-, os |
mouth, opening |
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oss- |
bone |
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pedicul- |
louse (lice) |
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poster-, -posterior |
behind, in back |
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sect- |
cut |
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somn- |
sleep |
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stabil-, stabl- |
stable, fixed |
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superior- |
above |
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tum(e)- |
be swollen |
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(passing from) front to rear |
anteroposterior |
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(located) behind & above (a part) |
posterosuperior |
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pertaining to the arm |
brachial |
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paralysis (of the muscles) on one side of the face (two words) |
facial hemiplegia |
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to cut out |
excise |
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agent that destroys a virus |
virucide |
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(occuring) after a fever |
postfebrile |
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carrying away from (a central organ or section) |
efferent |
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containing calcium |
calcigerous |
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(prolonged or abnormal) inability to sleep |
insomnia |
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agent that kills fungi |
fungicide |
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surrounding the mouth |
perioral |
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capable of being cut |
sectile |
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infestation with lice |
pediculosis |
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pertaining to the nose and mouth |
naso-oral |
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incapable of being destroyed with low temp |
frigostabile |
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pertaining to the teeth and face |
dentofacial |
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(opposite to or) away from the mouth |
aboral |
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on the same side |
homolateral |
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to turn into bone |
ossify |